Crossword clues for disappearing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disappearing \Dis`ap*pear"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of Disappear.
Disappearing carriage (Ordnance), a carriage for heavy coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the parapet for protection. The standard type of disappearing carriage in the coast artillery of the United States army is the Buffington-Crozier carriage, in which the gun trunnions are secured at the upper and after ends of a pair of heavy levers, at the lower ends of which is attached a counterweight of lead. The levers are pivoted at their middle points, which are, with the top carriage, permitted restrained motion along the slightly inclined chassis rails. The counterweight is held in place by a pawl and ratchet. When the gun is loaded the pawl is released and the counterweight sinks, raising the gun to the firing position above the parapet. The recoil following the discharge returns the gun to the loading position, the counterweight rising until the pawl engages the ratchet.
Disappear \Dis`ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disappeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Disappearing.]
To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view, gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen; as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship disappears as she sails from port.
To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.
Wiktionary
n. disappearance vb. (present participle of disappear English)
WordNet
adj. quickly going away and passing out of sight; "all I saw was his vanishing back" [syn: vanishing]
n. the act of leaving secretly or without explanation [syn: disappearance] [ant: appearance]
Usage examples of "disappearing".
Grudgingly he admitted that the Hrruban disappearing act was thorough.
And although his thoughts about the Hrrubans and the reasons for their disappearing act were beginning to crystallize, he didn't dare hold out such a vague hope to her.
Then the whole column, Hrrestan and Hrrula in its van, marched off into the forest, Toddy waving sadly after the disappearing backs.
In her rear-view mirror, she could see the youngsters urging their horses after her, east towards the river, disappearing among the houses and trees at the edge of town.
For the Thek were spinning off in all directions, nearly thirty small Thek pyramids were hurtling skyward and disappearing with astounding speed.
Satia ran to intercept a tall, tan-skinned man in a high-collared tunic who was just disappearing between the automatic sliding doors.
The road, ascending steeply from the harbor and disappearing into the swirling mist, looked more than my wobbly legs could handle.
Amos turned in surprise, shot one anxious look at Channa's disappearing figure but had no choice but to give the Admiral his attention.
What little remained of his original delight at having discovered a race of magicians was fast disappearing in the waves of nausea roiling his long-suffering stomach.
The globe-frogs signed them a quick good-bye before disappearing into the brush.
The panic attack had left behind its debris of epinephrines and excess gastric acids that were fast disappearing down the blood-cleansing apparatus.
Glistening strands and bits whirled from his fingertips, disappearing in brief sparks as they left the light beams.
Lift became obvious with increasing ac celeration, and suddenly the bird was up and running, disappearing, except for the radiance of its rockets, into the lowering ceiling of dark gray swirling clouds.
They opened it and were disappearing inside as Rojer explained to the deck officer that he'd be taking the captain back to the KTTS.
Consistent with her long run of bad luck, the while proved elusive, the vein first deteriorating in quality and then disappearing entirely from the face at one point, resurfacing half a mile away in fractured shards.